Daughter criticises father for being jobless ‘by choice’ for 7 years: ‘He just waits for my mum to dabao dinner’
SINGAPORE: A fed-up daughter has criticised her father on Reddit for being jobless “by choice” for the last seven years. Venting on the r/asksg forum, the young woman said her father has no medical condition holding him back. She described him as a perfectly “healthy, able-bodied” but a “narcissist” with a “superiority complex” individual and one who has zero intention of finding another job. She…
A daughter has taken to Reddit to criticize her father for being unemployed "by choice" for seven years, according to a post on the r/asksg forum. The young woman described her father as a "healthy, able-bodied" individual with a "superiority complex" who has no intention of finding another job. She claimed that he spends his days playing video games and does not contribute to household chores, such as washing clothes, cleaning the house, or cooking.
The daughter expressed her frustration at seeing her jobless father playing games or watching TV while she returns home from school, asking if her annoyance was justified and if she had the right to voice her concerns.
Her post received mixed reactions from the Reddit community. Some users defended her right to be annoyed but argued that it was not her place to dictate how her father lives his life. Others questioned whether her parents had discussed the possibility of her father becoming a stay-at-home husband, and whether this arrangement was something her mother was comfortable with. A third user suggested that her father might be depressed, urging her to seek professional help for him.
However, others who had grown up with similar fathers sympathized with the daughter, urging her to move out as soon as possible. They pointed out that they had faced similar situations but with worse outcomes. Some advised her to talk to her mother to gain a better understanding of the situation and try to find a solution together.
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